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HR 5684 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

BARK Act of 2021

Introduced: October 22, 2021 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or as the BARK Act of 2021

This bill extends federal protection from civil and criminal liability that applies to donations of food or grocery products for needy individuals to the donation of pet food or supplies.

What's happening now October 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 26 Republican 5
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Aug 23, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jul 26, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 26, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jul 14, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 11, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 7, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Dec 7, 2021
McKinley, David
· Dec 7, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Nov 9, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Nov 9, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 22, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 22, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2021
 R
Kim, Young
California · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 22, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Oct 22, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 22, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Oct 22, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Oct 22, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 22, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 22, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Oct 22, 2021
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Oct 22, 2021
Trone, David
· Oct 22, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Oct 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5684: BARK Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5684/
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"H.R. 5684: BARK Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5684/.
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